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Help me please i need the equation and answer

Help me please i need the equation and answer-example-1
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Answer:


x=(3)/(2)

Explanation:

The figure shown represents a segment of length 23 divided into five shorter segments. Of these five shorter segments, one has length 17 and four have length
x. Therefore, we have the following equation:


17+x+x+x+x=23,\\17+4x=23,\\4x=6,\\x=\boxed{(3)/(2)}

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